Portable merry-go-round



Nov. 20, 1923. 1,474,344 S. ALSETH PORTABLE MERRY- GO -ROUND Filed Feb. 17 1921 Whine! Patented Not, 2@, ll23o UNEYEQ stares MSETH, 01E MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 'ieoarnnnn manna-concerto.

Application at February 17, rear. Serial no. teaser.

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Be it known that I, S'rnncnna Ansn'rn, a citizen of the. United States residing at Minneapolis, in thecounty of ilennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Merry-Go-Rounds, of which the following is a specification. This invention relatesto a carrousel and more particularly to the class of portable merry-go-round.

.The prlmary object of the invention is the 1 construction of an apparatus. of this characlevers-being rovided w tor wherein the same is of such form and size that'it may be placed either indoors or outdoors and may be positioned within a room so that the childrenma operate the same, hereby the children may actuatev t e device from a seat, simulatin hobby-horses or similar objects.

. another object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus of this character which is novel-1n construction so that the children may be afforded amusement in the use of the same and permit variation in the speed of travel of the. merry-go-round at Y the option of the riders, the a paratus being of such design and size as, to. e easily transported "and positionedin a comparatively small sized room-without interferlng W1 other plav toys.-

, A. still further object of the invention is the construction of a merry-go-jround of the typeabove set forth wherein suitable provision is bad for supporting the seats or hobby-horses from a central supporting post, antifriction devices beingbprovided to permit the merry-go-round to e easily 0 erated with a minimum of efiort and wit out resortingito the used rollers or casters.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of an apparatus wherein the seats may be partly supported by suitable bracing means from a central pivot post 1ncluding anti-friction means whereby the children may easily operate the apparatus by a pair of conveniently arranged levers connected to said post, the apparatus being constructed and arranged to be operated by children with a minimum of efl'ort and which will not readily get out of order or require any particular care or attention.

A still further and very important object of the invention is the construction of a mer -go-round of the type above set forth whic will be extremely simple in construction, comprising comparatively very few parts therefor, inexpensive to. manufacture, neat and attractive in appearance, readily and easily operated, strong, durable and of such style and design that it simulates a portable toy capable of being transported rom one position to another and adapted to be used either indoors or outdoors.

With these objects in view and others which will be suggested and manifest as the nature and purpose of my invention are revealed in the following specification and drawing, wherein I have shown but one form or embodiment thereof,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the merry-goroun 2 is a front elevation, and

Flg. 3 is a fragmentary view of the support for the central pivot post.

Referring now to the drawing where like parts designate the same parts in the specicatlon, 5 designates the flooring or base of the merry-go-round suitably reenforced by cross pieces 6 at its center which supports the operating mechanism now to be describe A vertically extending conoidal shaped skeleton support 7 in the form of a casting, is positioned centrally of the flooring or base and provides a support for a central pivot post 8 about which the merry-go-round is adapted to rotate. If desired the central support 7 may be cast with the flooring or separable therefrom and secured as at 9, thus forming a rigid supporting structure for the rotating element subsequently to be referred to. The support 7 terminates in a substantially circular ead 10 which is provided with recesses for receiving. an antifriction element 11 which forms a bearin for a tapered cross piece which is adapted to revolve and rotate about the central supporting post 8. The said cross piece 11 7 whereby the said levers may be grasped the vertical supports 16 may be formed integral with or separable from the cross piece and in order to brace the same and provide a rigid structure, I have-provided suitable angularly extending brace rods 18, 19 secured at 20 to the front and rear and beneath the supporting member 16, the upper terminals of said brace rods being secured to the flange 22 of a bearing block 23 positioned on the central pivot post above referred to. Suitable anti-friction devices or ball bearings 24 are provided in recesses 25 at this point whereby the rotation of the cross plec and the support is easily effected. From the above construction, it will be readily seen that I have provided suitable bearings in the upper and lower portion of the pivot post 8 to thus afford easy operation of the merry-go-round with a minimum of effort Without resorting to the use of casters or similar devices. A disk 27 provided with a central aperture is positioned on the top of the pivot post 8 and has secured thereto a pair of operating levers 28, 29 extending outwardly and in proximity to the seat 17 said disk as the levers are operated by the children to propel and rotate the apparatus about the central pivot post 8.

In the accompanying drawings it have illustrated my invention embodied in one form by way of example, and which in practice has been found to be highly satisfactory in obtaining the desired results. It will be obvious however that other embodiments may be adopted and that various changes in the details of construction may be resorted to by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is furthermore understood that the invention is not necessarily limited or restricted to the precise eleu ments shown except in so far as such limitations are specified in the subject matter being claimed.

Having shown and described my invention What I now claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the U. S. is

In an apparatus of the class described, a base, a vertical support secured thereon centrally thereof and formed at its top with a bearing, a one-piece revolvable supporting member provided centrally With a depending bearing mounted on the bearing of said support, a.- vertically disposed stationary post secured centrally at its lower end to said base and extendin up through said support and member an further rojecting a substantial distance above said member, a carrier secured centrally to and extending transversely of each end of said member and further projecting beyond each side of said member, an annular bearing integral with said post ata point in proximity to the upper end thereof, a block surrounding said post, mounted on said annular bearing and formed at each side with a lateral flange, two pair of oppositely extending depending braces, the braces of each pair diverging with respect to each other from their upper to their lower ends and connected at their upper ends to a flange and having angular lower terminal portions secured to the ends of a carrier, a friction disk fixedly secured to the top of said post, a pair of oppositely disposed hand levers, each of said levers having an offset inner terminal portion of greater width than the width of the lever, said 0&- set portions having their free ends loosely mounted on said post and arranged against the upper and lower face of said disk, and friction dogs carried on the inner faces of said offset portions and engaging said disk to revolve said member.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

STENGRIM ALSETH. 

